A Brand New Year

 It has been 14 days or so since I last posted. A long time, I know, but I havent been in the spirit, had the time, or the energy to write. Visitors for the holidays, the holidays, freezing cold weather (unusually cold for Arizona!), and nagging injuries have kept me from running the miles I would have liked to, but now life is getting back to normal. All the visitors are gone, I am back at work, the brother is back to college, and the Christmas decorations are going to be put away this weekend, cuz Im too lazy to do it tonight.

Running has been slow the past two weeks. But I did get some stress relieving (and stress causing) runs in over the holidays. I learned how much of a stress relief  running is for me, and how not running makes me sad and grumpy. Sometimes I feel bad for Matthew, usually when I am injured and cant run. But not having the time to run and the stress of the holidays, really did a number on me. I told Matt the only thing harder than being an injured runner is living with an injured runner...and I believe that is totally true.

  But its a new year now! I cant believe its already 2013...I still write 2011 on some papers because I cant believe it was even 2012 last year. Matt and I have now been engaged for a full year! And have just a few days over 3 months to go. I really need to get back into my running and workout routine to fit into the dress!!! The next three months Im sure will go by incredibly fast, and I am just starting to feel the stresses of getting everything done before the wedding. But running is something I just cannot leave out of my life for the next three months, no matter how busy I am.

  On a side note, we didnt get a white Christmas like everyone always hopes for...but we did get a white new years eve! Sierra Vista itself got about 3 inches of snow, and the mountains got 6-16 depending on elevation. I got a wonderful treat on New Year's Day of going to the mountains with Matthew and his Mom to play in the snow! It was supposed to be a hike, but the road was closed and there was too much snow. So we got to play. Its been 5 years since I have played in that much snow, so I was really excited!

Still need to get the pushups in!

So everyone has a new years resolution, but I have goals. In 2013, I have more goals than normal. A big goal is running a marathon. The next one is to get married (and hopefully be as stress free as possible). But I want to run 1000 miles, walk an additional 500, and ride my bike another additional 500. Crazy, I know. But I think I can do it. Matthew was a wonderful future husband and got me a garmin 410 for Christmas, so keeping track of the miles should be easy. I have already even gone in a set the goals on the website. Once it is written down, I have no choice but to achieve it!

  Matt liked playing in the snow as well, but he is more used to it. He tried to keep up and get some pushups in, but the snow was just too deep! Playing in the snow was a lot of fun and quite a treat to an Arizona native, however, Im ready to get back to normal Arizona weather! I really do not like running in the cold!!!

I dont know what it is about going back to work after a long break, but I have had a foggy brain and a slow body the past few days. My work has suffered, my mood has suffered, and my running certainly has suffered. I sure hope next week things start getting back to normal! I am certainly going to try my hardest.